Romain Grosjean emails Lotus crew in gratitude for their support

Speculation about the Frenchman's future in Formula 1, following late-season incidents, ended on Monday night when Lotus confirmed that it would be keeping him for another season.

Grosjean was understandably delighted with the news, and took time on Tuesday to send a message to every team member of Lotus thanking them for their support and expressing his happiness at remaining a part of the Enstone operation.

"I wanted to take this opportunity to express personally just how happy I am to be staying with the team for the 2013 season," wrote Grosjean in the email to the Lotus team, a copy of which has been seen by AUTOSPORT.

"The support of the team and everyone at Enstone is phenomenal; and I would like to thank you for being behind me. I've always said that Enstone feels like my home, and the team is like a family, and I am incredibly happy to be here."

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Grosjean delivered three podium finishes last year, and could have won in Valencia if he had not been forced out of the race with an alternator problem.

With Lotus ending the year strongly, Grosjean is positive about its chances of making progress next year and delivering even better results.

"We are growing and developing from strength to strength as a team; I know next year will be bright for us and I cannot wait to get behind the wheel again," he added in his email.

"I've seen the amount of hard work that has gone into our new car, and I'm confident that we will be in a strong position to challenge for the front of the grid at every race.

"I'm looking forward to the future together; stronger, better and even more successful."